Question

Three times a number is 33. What is the number and show all of your work

Answer 1

Let's say the number is the variable x. Therefore, three times a number (x) is (equals) 33. We can write this as the equation:
3x=33 ← We want to isolate x, so divide both sides by 3
x = 11.
Therefore, the number is 11

Answer 2

33 divided by 3 equals 11